Relative efficacy of radiographic and radionuclide bone surveys in the detection of the skeletal lesions of histiocytosis X

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Radiology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.134.2.6965429· OSTI ID:5179951

Parker, B R ^[1]; Pinckney, L; Etcubanas, E

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1. Children's Hospital, Stanford, CA

Radionuclide studies have been considered a more sensitive indicator of the presence of the bony lesions of histiocytosis X in children that have radiographic bone surveys. Our results suggest that the opposite is true. Although positive correlation between bone scans and radiographs was found in eight of nine patients, only 35% of the individual lesions visible on radiographs were seen on radionuclide studies. Results of radionuclide studies did not correlate with age or sex of the patient, presence or duration of symptoms, radiographic appearance, or anatomic location of lesions. Our results suggest that the radiographic skeletal survey is more sensitive than radionuclide studies in detecting the skeletal lesions of histiocytosis X.

• OSTI ID: 5179951
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Vol. 134:2; ISSN RADLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ACCURACY
ANIMALS
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BODY
CHILDREN
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
MAMMALS
MAN
MEDICINE
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ORGANS
PATIENTS
PRIMATES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOLOGY
SCINTISCANNING
SKELETAL DISEASES
SKELETON
VERTEBRATES